Scan barcode
A review by wanderlust_romance
Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole
5.0
－ＢＯＯＫ ＲＥＶＩＥＷ－
Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole
I am SHOOK. How?! How was there so much story packed into this 78 page novella? ALYSSA COLE! That’s how. With so much at stake, Let It Shine managed to do find just the right balance between meaningful storytelling, character development, and romance.
The story follows Sofronia (Sofie) Wallis as she sheds the armor of the good girl / dutiful daughter persona she adopted after her mother’s death. Moved by the escalating violence against nonviolent civil rights activists and the Freedom Rides, she begins attending Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee meetings. And it’s there that she is reunited with Ivan Friedman, a childhood friend/acquaintance from the Jewish household her mother used to work in as a housekeeper. Their chemistry sparks, and it’s so good. They both understand the risks inherent in and the systemic roadblocks to their connection.
As a romance set in the 1960s, there is a historically accurate use of language, which means that racist and antisemitic verbiage and views are included on page. There is a lot of heaviness and hope woven through this story, and it’s done in a way that does not promote YT saviorism
Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole
I am SHOOK. How?! How was there so much story packed into this 78 page novella? ALYSSA COLE! That’s how. With so much at stake, Let It Shine managed to do find just the right balance between meaningful storytelling, character development, and romance.
The story follows Sofronia (Sofie) Wallis as she sheds the armor of the good girl / dutiful daughter persona she adopted after her mother’s death. Moved by the escalating violence against nonviolent civil rights activists and the Freedom Rides, she begins attending Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee meetings. And it’s there that she is reunited with Ivan Friedman, a childhood friend/acquaintance from the Jewish household her mother used to work in as a housekeeper. Their chemistry sparks, and it’s so good. They both understand the risks inherent in and the systemic roadblocks to their connection.
As a romance set in the 1960s, there is a historically accurate use of language, which means that racist and antisemitic verbiage and views are included on page. There is a lot of heaviness and hope woven through this story, and it’s done in a way that does not promote YT saviorism